The Roman Catholic Church has been around for about 1700 years. With
each passing year they continue to grow more apostate. They are not a Christian
denomination but instead could easily be categorized as a cult. In the
Latin, the word "Vatican" means "Hill of Divination." Actually, they are a cult of the
virgin. Throughout history, heathen cultures have always been
fascinated with the idea of a goddess. Let me list a few:

1. Isis - Egypt

2. Shing Moo - China

3. Parameta - Hindu (many others also)

4. Diana - Ephesians

5. The Celestial Virgin - Blavatsky - New Age

6. Mary - Roman Catholicism

7. Ishtar - Babylon

In the book of Jeremiah God gives serious warning to those engaged
in the cult of the goddesses. Let us look at 4 verses in Jeremiah which were written about
630 BC which would place it about 1000 years before the Roman Catholic Church was started.
At this point God was already warning those involved in this cult worship that they were
under the judgment of God.

(Jer 7:18 KJV) The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the
fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour
out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

(Jer 44:17-19 KJV) But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth
forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out
drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our
princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty
of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. {18} But since we left off to burn incense to
the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things,
and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. {19} And when we burned incense to
the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to
worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men?

(Jer 44:25 KJV) Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel,
saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand,
saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen
of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows,
and surely perform your vows.

As we continue to read in these verses, we see the judgment that God
decreed on Judah for their incessant desire to serve the false goddesses instead of
Jehovah God. Notice how God uses the term "queen of heaven" in these verses in
His condemnation of this abominable practice. The Roman Catholics refer to Mary as queen
of heaven. This is nothing but the perpetuation of that heresy and the continuation of
cultic practices from ancient times. The modern practice is just as abominable as the
Babylonian practice.

The format of this essay will be simple. I will list the Roman
Catholic practice, the year it was instituted and then give a verse of Scripture to see if
the practice will stand under the eye of Scripture.

310

Prayers for the dead and the sign of the cross. It is believed the
practice of prayers for the dead may date back to 200 AD.

(Heb 9:27 KJV) And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but
after this the judgment:

375

Veneration of angels and deceased saints began.

(Psa 29:2 KJV) Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name;
worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

394

The daily mass was instituted.

(Heb 10:11-12 KJV) And every priest standeth daily ministering and
offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: {12} But this
man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of
God;

432

The worship of Mary is instituted. The term "Mother of God"
originated at the council of Ephesus and was bestowed upon Mary.

(1 Tim 2:5 KJV) For there is one God, and one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus;

(Isa 45:5 KJV) I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no
God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

500

Priests began to dress differently from the laity thus putting on a
religious exterior.

(Rev 2:6 KJV) But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the
Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

The word "Nicolaitans" comes from two Greek words
"nikao" which means "conqueror" and "laos" which means
"people." When the two words are combined, it means "conqueror of the
people." God hates this error because the clergy have built themselves into a
self-appointed elitist class with the belief that the people in the pews are dumb and that
they must do all their thinking for them. In this way the clergy conquer the people by
conquering their mind. The Catholic Priests have absolute mind domination over the naive
Catholics in the pews. How else could they instill belief in the people that they can
forgive sins and cause the eucharistic elements to turn into the actual blood and body of
Christ?

593

The doctrine of Purgatory was adopted.

(Heb 9:27 KJV) And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but
after this the judgment:

(2 Cor 5:8 KJV) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be
absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

600

The Latin language was imposed upon the mass by Gregory I.

(2 Cor 3:12 KJV) Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great
plainness of speech:

606

Boniface III receives the title of "Universal Bishop" and
thus became the first Pope.

(1 Pet 2:25 KJV) For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now
returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. (Speaking of Christ)

650

Feasts commemorating the Virgin Mary began.

See Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19,25 at the beginning of this study.

709

The kissing of the Popes foot began.

(Psa 2:12 KJV) Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from
the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust
in him.

754

The temporal power of the Popes began. This was the belief that the
Popes were allowed to own vast areas of land which were untouchable by anyone else. This
practice was never refuted because it is based upon the document known as the
"Donation of Constantine." He believed that he was healed by the miraculous
powers emanating from the Bishop of Rome. He then rewarded the Pope with gifts of land.
This practice was continued without hesitation.

(Psa 24:1 KJV) A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the
fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

788

The worship of relics and images established.

(Exo 20:4-5 KJV) Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or
any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or
that is in the water under the earth: {5} Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor
serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers
upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

847

The Decretals of Isidore were used by the Pope to claim supremacy
within the church. These decretals are closely associated with the Donation of Constantine
in matter of principle. They both increased the power and wealth of the Popes.

(Luke 22:24-26 KJV) And there was also a strife among them, which of
them should be accounted the greatest. {25} And he said unto them, The kings of the
Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are
called benefactors. {26} But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let
him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

854

Holy water introduced which was a mixture of water and a small amount
of salt. It was blessed by the priest.

(Jer 2:13 KJV) For my people have committed two evils; they have
forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns,
that can hold no water.

890

The veneration of St. Joseph began.

(Rev 19:10 KJV) And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said
unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the
Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

965

The baptism of the bells was introduced. The baptism of bells was
accomplished in the following manner. The bells were first washed with holy water and then
they were anointed on both the inside and the outside with holy oil. Then prayer is said
over the bells, the essence of the prayer is this, every time the bells ring the evil
spirits would be driven away and Gods people will come to prayer.

(Mark 1:27 KJV) And they were all amazed, insomuch that they
questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for
with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. -
The evil spirits fear Christ not washed bells.

993

Canonization of dead saints introduced.

(Psa 30:4 KJV) Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give
thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

This psalm was written about 1300 years before the Roman Catholic
system came into being. God calls His true believers saints and does not recognize human
canonization of anyone.

998

Fasting on Friday and during Lent was introduced.

(1 Tim 4:3 KJV) Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from
meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and
know the truth.

1003

Feasts for the dead initiated.

(Col 1:18 KJV) And he is the head of the body, the church: who is
the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the
preeminence.

1075

Celibacy of the priesthood declared. It was the greatest mass divorce
in the history of priests which were married.

(1 Tim 4:3 KJV) Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from
meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and
know the truth.

As we continue on our chronology, are you beginning to see how
religiously deceived these poor people are?

1076

The doctrine of the infallibility of the Roman Catholic Church was
declared.

(Rom 3:23 KJV) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of
God;

1090

The Rosary (prayer beads) introduced. It was a copy of ritual from
both Hindus and Mohammedans.

(Mat 6:7 KJV) But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the
heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

1100

Money demanded for Masses.

(Ezek 22:27 KJV) Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves
ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

1140

The doctrine of the seven sacraments. They are: baptism, penance, the
Eucharist, confirmation, matrimony, holy orders, anointing of the sick (formerly known as
extreme unction.)

(Gal 2:16 KJV) Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of
the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we
might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the
works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

The same principle applies as no one is saved by church ritual as
well as the law.

1184

The Inquisition began on a directive by the council of Verona.
Between the years 1200 and 1800 many millions were murdered for their faith.

(2 Tim 2:24 KJV) And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be
gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

"Victims after being stripped of their clothing had their
arms tied behind their backs with a hard cord. Weights were attached to
their feet. The action of a pulley suspended them in mid-air or dropped
and raised them with a jerk, dislocating joints of the body. While such
torture was being employed, priests holding up crosses would attempt to get the
heretics to recant."

"Some who rejected the
teachings of the Roman Church had molten lead poured into their ears and mouths.
Eyes were gouged out and others were cruelly beaten with whips. Some were
forced to jump from cliffs onto long spikes fixed below, where, quivering from
pain, they slowly died. Others were choked to death with mangled pieces of
their own bodies, with urine, or excrement. At night, the victims of the
Inquisition were chained closely to the floor or wall where they were a hopeless
prey to the rats and vermin that populated those bloody torture chambers."
-- Both paragraphs from Babylon Mystery Religion (Chapter 14) by Ralph
Woodrow

This is the religion that Billy Graham and
Jack Van Impe and others sing the praises of. Any true Christian that
supports a preacher who sings the praises of Roman Catholicism should not be
supported. If you support them, then you are no different than those who
tortured your brethren in the Middle Ages.

1190

The sales of indulgences commenced. It was this practice which
triggered the Protestant Reformation.

(Mat 25:46 KJV) And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.

1200

The wafer substituted for bread in the Lords Supper.

(Mat 26:26 KJV) And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and
blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my
body.

1215

The doctrine of Transubstantiation was decreed by Innocent III.
Transubstantiation teaches that during the mass, the wafer turns into the actual body of
Christ and the wine becomes the actual blood of Christ.

(1 Cor 11:23-26 KJV) For I have received of the Lord that which also
I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took
bread: {24} And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my
body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. {25} After the same manner
also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my
blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. {26} For as often as ye
eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come.

The question which must be posed is when Christ spoke of His body and blood,
where was He standing? He was standing in His physical body at this time,
therefore, He could not have been offering His physical body and blood as the
elements. It is therefore biblical to conclude that the Doctrine of
Transubstantiation is an esoteric and ungodly, cannibalistic doctrine. The Lord
Jesus Christ stated on the cross, "It is finished," but the Roman Catholic mass
by teaching that the wafer and wine turn into Christ's actual physical body is
teaching that Christ is continuing to be sacrificed and that it is not finished.
Who do we believe? Christ or ritual?

(Heb 10:12 KJV) But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for
ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

This practice dates from the ancient Babylonians. When the priest
heard a nice juicy confession, they used it as a means of blackmail.

1216

The bloody Inquisition spreads to France.

(Exo 20:13 KJV) Thou shalt not kill.

1220

The adoration of the wafer (host) commenced.

(Psa 106:36 KJV) And they served their idols: which were a snare
unto them.

1229

The Bible was forbidden to be read by the laymen and was placed on
the forbidden book list by the Council of Valencia.

(2 Tim 3:16-17 KJV) All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness: {17} That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good
works.

1287

The Scapular was invented. It is a brown piece of cloth with a
picture of the Virgin Mary on it. It is supposed to protect from all dangers when worn
next to the naked skin.

(Psa 16:1 KJV) Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.

1303

Papal Bull Unam Sanctum was issued. It declared that salvation and
remission of sins could not be obtained outside the Roman Catholic Church and that the
Pope had temporal and spiritual authority over all. Deference to the Pope was required to
obtain salvation.

(John 14:6 KJV) Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and
the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

(Acts 4:12 KJV) Neither is there salvation in any other: for there
is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

1316

The Ava Maria was composed.

(Psa 95:1 KJV) O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a
joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

1415

The communion cup was denied to the laity.

(Mat 26:27 KJV) And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to
them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

1439

The dogma of purgatory was declared as a tenet of faith by the
Council of Florence.

(2 Pet 2:9 KJV) The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of
temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

1478

The bloody Inquisition spreads to Spain.

(Exo 20:13 KJV) Thou shalt not kill.

Do you know anyone who is caught up in this system? They need to
know they have been deceived by their leaders. There is no assurance of salvation for any
Catholic as it is only found in the Lord Jesus Christ and they must know this. If they do
not listen to you, their blood will be on their own head. You have done your job by
warning them.

1545

The Council of Trent declares that Roman Catholic tradition is equal
to the authority of Scripture. Justification by faith alone is condemned.

(Mark 7:7-9 KJV) Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for
doctrines the commandments of men. {8} For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold
the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye
do. {9} And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may
keep your own tradition.

(Rom 3:24 KJV) Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption
that is in Christ Jesus:

1546

The Council of Trent added the Apocryphal books to the Bible and
declared them as equal authority as the traditional 66 books.

(Rev 22:18 KJV) For I testify unto every man that heareth the words
of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto
him the plagues that are written in this book:

1547

The Council of Trent declares that the seven sacraments shall become
an article of faith in Roman Catholicism.

(Mat 15:9 KJV) But in vain they do worship me, teaching for
doctrines the commandments of men.

1854

The Immaculate Conception of Mary proclaimed. This means that Mary
was as sinless as Christ.

(Rom 3:10 KJV) As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not
one:

(1 John 1:8 KJV) If we say that we have no sin, we deceive
ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

1908

Pius X encyclical declares that marriages between two Catholics or a
Catholic and Protestant are null and void unless performed by a priest.

(Mat 19:6-7 KJV) Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

1931

Pius XI reconfirms the doctrine that Mary is the Mother of God.

(Isa 43:10-11 KJV) Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my
servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he:
before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. {11} I, even I, am the
LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.

1950

The doctrine of the assumption of the Virgin Mary was proclaimed by
Pius XII.

(John 5:28-29 KJV) Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in
the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, {29} And shall come forth; they
that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the
resurrection of damnation.

1954

Mary proclaimed Queen of Heaven.

See Jeremiah 7:18; 44:17-19,25 for information on this abominable
practice. The queen of heaven was Ishtar of the Babylonians and was a fertility cult. It
was also Astarte or Ashtoreth which was a Canaanite goddess of sexual love, maternity, and
fertility. All these were abominable practices in Gods sight just as the
continuation of these cultic goddesses in the modern form of Mary.

1965

Mary proclaimed mother of the church.

(Eph 5:23 KJV) For the husband is the head of the wife, even as
Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

(Gal 4:26 KJV) But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the
mother of us all.

This passage must be studied in its context but this verse simply
means that all Christians are born by the body of Christ which is portrayed as the free or
new Jerusalem which is the body of believers. We have become saved because another
Christian witnessed to us in some manner. There is no doctrine alluding to the error of
Mary being the mother of the church. This is just another erroneous dogma.

Those who are in the Roman Catholic Church are severely deceived by
this system. They are not heaven bound and this can be borne out by taking their teachings
and comparing them to Scripture. Scripture is the final authority not papal bulls or
dogma.

There is a movement within the Protestant church to bring us back to
Rome. It is being led by such traitors as Chuck Colson. His book "the Body" is
an apologetic for the Catholic Church. Chuck also loathes the term Born Again."
He is undoing the Reformation with a renegade priest named Richard Neuhaus. Colson admits
to attending mass. He should not be supported.

Other traitors to Christ are: Billy Graham, Jack Van Impe, Pat
Robertson, Benny Hinn, Paul and Jan Crouch, Harold Bredesen, James Robison, Oliver North,
Bill Bright, Robert Schuller, Richard Land, Larry Lewis, Oral Roberts. The Prince of Peace
Society in California wanted to crown Pope John Paul II as "Prince of Peace."
These traitors endorse it and wanted to be there when it happens.

Many of the Billy Graham converts at his crusades are handed over to
the Catholic Church. He will not preach a crusade unless it is ecumenical. While in
prison, Jim Bakker had a Catholic priest as his spiritual advisor. As you can see many of
the so-called Christian Leaders are nothing more than traitors to the cause of Christ. I
know Protestant clergy who crave the power and control the catholic priests have over
their congregations. When you meet a clergyman with a title like Very Rev. or Right Rev.
then you have met a catholic sympathizer.

These traitors who want to worship the pope so bad should do it with
their own money and without anyones donations. In other words, do not support them.
Let them go bankrupt and go out and work for a living. The problem is those in the pews
refuse to raise any questions. Many of these so called "evangelical" and
"fundamental" churches are leaning left and the clergy are leading it and
narcoleptic, pew warmers are letting it happen.

(Ezek 22:25-26 KJV) There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the
midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have
taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst
thereof. {26} Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they
have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they showed difference
between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am
profaned among them.

Clergy who support Rome should be fired instantly and bodily tossed
out of the church. If they love Rome, let them join the Catholic Church. Every church
should have a committee comprised of Christians who have no allegiance to the leadership,
in other words, they are not the pastors inner circle. They should scrutinize the
pastor and leaders to see what they are reading, who they are socializing with to keep
them on track. If church leaders knew they could not get away with spiritual prostitution,
they would not be so eager to accept the ecumenical lie under the guise of
"love." Biblical love is found in 2 John 6 which states that is keeping
Gods commandments.

(2 John 1:6 KJV) And this is love, that we walk after his
commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye
should walk in it.

I hope you realize that God does not take spiritual prostitution
lightly, it was this which caused Israel and Judah to go into captivity. The modern church
is ready to go into captivity also. It is time to starve para-church ministries which are
traitorous to the cause of Christ and to hold church leaders accountable for not only
their actions but their beliefs also. Last one out turn off the light!!